Practice Drawing

[JMiller]

I did some drawing yesterday, feeling a little under the weather so I drew while watching TV with the kids and playing referee. I still struggle with how to build my backbones and fill with leafs within a given space, maybe I over think it too much?.... any comments or critiquing is much appreciated!

Thanks, Jeff -

 

[Sam]

Struggle?? That's better than 95% of what's on this forum. Excellent job!!

 

[SamW]

If you can cut it like you draw it you are there!

 

[atexascowboy2011]

I'd sure like to see your work on a "Good" day !

 

[didyoung]

really great work

 

[KCSteve]

Looks great!

If there's anything that might be able to be improved I'd say it's the two scrolls coming from underneath that wind up looking like they're coming off at too sharp an angle. The one at the lower left and the one near the top, just right of center. The origins do look to trace back into the flow but at a glance they wind up looking rather abrupt.

Saving a copy to study - there's a lot to learn from it.

 

[SamW]

Steve, I thought to comment on that also but decided that it works so well it is one of those occasions where breaking rules works. At least to my eye.

 

[atexascowboy2011]

I saw this earlier, BUT, I have seen the same in old prints.
Just glad to see it's being used tastefully.
Dammed good artwork, Jeff !
Jeff

 

[JMiller]

Thanks Sam and everyone for the comments! I see what you mean Steve, maybe trying to cram to many scrolls or how else would you make them flow off?.... working on the cutting part SamW.

 

[thughes]

Jeff,
Looks really nice to me.

Todd

 

[JackJellies]

Wow. Very nice looking to me.

 

[Sam]

I think a lot of us noticed the scroll Steve pointed out (copied or cloned maybe?), but the design works, and it works well, and that is what counts. IMHO nothing needs changing.

 

[Dani Girl]

If I was going to draw scrolls to fit that shape, I'd keep them all flowing off the backbones of other scrolls. Some of yours seem to come out from behind your other scrolls at 90 degrees... not the standard way of doing it. But your drawing is so well executed and ballanced even the master engravers on here are telling you it doesn't matter. That says a whole lot for your design and drawing skills. Thanks for sharing with us

 

[JMiller]

Thanks again everyone, coming from you Sam and the others as Dani Girl said means a lot. Here was my original sketch and rough draft. I changed the bottom scroll because I thought it looked better.

 

[atexascowboy2011]

Definitely the revised edition !

 

[zzcutter]

Looks fantastic. Keep up the great work.

 

[Big-Un]

Second one much better, but my eyes are still drawn to the first scroll ( in the corner) where two scrolls come off at sharp angles at the 5:00 position. Just my opinion.

Bill

 

[Donny]

Struggle?? That's better than 95% of what's on this forum. Excellent job!!

As one of the 95%ers I have to agree with Sam...Excellent Job..

Donny

 

[KCSteve]

In the original the 'off' scrolls work, as the others have said, but in the revision fixing the lower scroll makes the one at the 5:00 position really jump out.

I think (I say think because this is better than most of my stuff) is to either roll off of the other spines, as the lower one does in the revision, or to bring it out from under with a good implied origin that keeps the flow.

 

[Arnaud Van Tilburgh]

that is nice drawing, and yes some scrolls in the back aren't connected, but still the design looks nice and balanced.

arnaud